Pictured is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Samir to promote
the 1983 Mohamed Khan 128-minute color film Street Player
[al-harif] starring Adel Imam based on a story by Mohamed Khan and
Bachir El Dik, screenplay and dialogue by Bachir El Dik and
cinematography by Said Sheimy. This early film by Mohamed Khan was
his only collaboration with actor Adel Imam. It is about a street
sockball player named Fares [Adel Imam], based on the life of a real
street player who was known as Barefoot Said. The film depicts his
relationship with his divorced wife [Fardous Abdel Hamid], his son
from that marriage and his employment situation in a shoe factory.
The sets are realistic and true to the times and social class of
Barefoot Said and his milieu. Plot Summary: Fares worked in a shoe
factory and lived alone in a rooftop room. He had separated from his
wife Dalal despite the love between them and their small son. He
tried unsuccessfully to restore their relationship. Rizq [Abdula
Farghali] bet on him when he competed in matches and won the lion's
share of the gambling proceeds, but gave little to Fares. His
neighbor on the roof committed murder and the police came to arrest
him. Fares was fired from his job because of negligence. His
colleague Soad tried to get close to him without success because he
loved his divorced wife. He met his old friend Shaaban who had
acquired an auto dealership; Shaaban agreed to work with Fares and
gave him a Bijou automobile. Fares returned to Dalal so they could do
some errands together and educate their son. He also played in a
sockball tournament.